ONCE-OVER Gang loots buses, trucksNARAYANGADH: An armed gang of about 20 persons looted cash and valuables worth over two lakh rupees from three Dang-bound buses and two trucks on the Dashdhunga road at Kabilas VDC in Chitwan on Friday night. The gang fled after... Travel 05 Mar, 2005
Transparency International seeks details on anti-graft campaign Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, February 12:The Transparency International-Nepal is eagerly waiting for the action plan concerning anti-corruption drive announced as part of the royal proclamation on February 1.“We are waiting for the details of the... Travel 12 Feb, 2005
Tourism minister hopes to see direct air link to Germany Himalayan News Service Kathmandu, January 29: Tourism Minister Deep Kumar Upadhyay recently met German officials and authorities in Frankfurt and parliamentarians in Berlin after attending the Nepal Day programme in Frankfurt on Monday. Nepal Tourism... Travel 30 Jan, 2005
Corruption and quality of Indian mercy Ranjit Devraj India is a country notorious for middlemen who specialise in siphoning away development funds. And voluntary agencies are struggling to ensure that the deluge of monetary aid pouring in for the survivors of the tsunami actually reach the... 17 Jan, 2005
Bangladesh police to be policed Farid AhmedDhaka, May 3:The Bangladesh police, dubbed by global watchdog Transparency International as one of the most corrupt in the world, is to get a minder.The Bangladesh government is to raise a counter-intelligence unit to keep watch on the... Women 04 May, 2004
Nepal has failed to fight corruption: TI report Himalayan News serviceKathmandu, March 25:Nepal has failed to combat corruption despite having good anti-corruption laws, the Transparency International has said in its Global Corruption Report 2004, released today.Nepal has the Anti-corruption Act, it... Travel 26 Mar, 2004
ONCE-OVER Neutral probe demandedSURKHET: The civic society and human rights activists of the Surkhet district have demanded neutral probe into the December 23 incident where 31 families of Rakam village were displaced due to crossfire between the Maoists and the... Travel 18 Jan, 2004
